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Ambulance board members required

Ambulance Victoria (AV) is recruiting for new board members and a chair to oversee the service. The new board members will be required to attend...

Dinjerra story hub set to open

Braybrook’s Dinjerra Primary School has teamed up with youth literacy program 100 Story Building to create a dedicated story hub to help inspire students’...

Ceramics galore in Macedon Ranges

The Old Auction House in Kyneton is hosting Buttlejorrk’s annual art show in conjunction with Macedon Ranges Potters, featuring the stunning work of local...

16 days of activism

The Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association (AVWA) will commemorate the 16 Days of Activism with a special event, kicking off on Friday, November 29. The 16...

Kabbadi is coming to Victoria

Tickets for the first ever Pro Kabbadi League exhibition match to be played on Australian soil are now on sale. Kabaddi – the second biggest...

Lynn to appeal murder conviction, jail term

Airline pilot Greg Lynn will appeal his 32-year jail term for the murder of missing camper Carol Clay. Lynn filed the appeals against sentence and...

16 days of action

As Zonta Clubs throughout the world fulfil an extensive and thought-provoking calendar of events throughout their 16 Days of Activism Campaign to eliminate violence...

Deer Park settling into the premier season

Deer Park is taking it one week at a time in the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant premier division competition. The two-time defending champion had a...

Rocci back for Thunder

Keilor Thunder’s biggest name is back for next year’s National Basketball League South 1 women’s season, while the Thunder has signed another player who...

Crows hot start

Sunshine has gotten off to a flying start to the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Isaacs-Howarth season. Under new coach Shafraz Mohamed, the Crows have claimed...

Lions’ showing ominous form early on

Early signs are strong for Deer Park as its new-look line up has hit the ground running in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior...

T20s kick off

St Albans and Sunshine were among the winners in the opening round of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association T20 competition. The competition launched with a...

Dennis-Lane joins GWS

Western Jets coach Trent Dennis-Lane is on the move having secured an AFL coaching role. After two seasons at the Jets, Dennis-Lane will head to...

Premium new estate, Taylors Rise, launches in Deanside

Taylors Rise Deanside is a new land estate now selling premium lots with pricing starting at $345,000, brought to you by the developers of...

Bypass the ATAR for success, health and happiness

Currently, a quarter of a million Australian students are overwhelmed by the high-stakes pressure of Year 12 exams—an outdated system that promises to “define...

End the anxiety: there are other ways to access any university pathway

As Victorian students brace themselves for the stress and scrutiny of VCE exams, a familiar ritual plays out: teachers teaching explicitly to the examiners'...

Tips on the art of active ageing thanks to Centennial Living

Ageing is a natural part of life’s journey, but it doesn’t mean slowing down or relinquishing the joys of living. 1. Prioritise Physical Activity Physical...

Family fun on Melbourne Cup Eve at the Melbourne Greyhounds!

The first Tuesday in November gifts everyone a wonderful opportunity to gather with family and friends and watch the ‘race that stops the nation’....

Muscles that work while you enjoy a walk

We often feel our legs firing up as we walk, but your muscles are working in ways you might not expect. Here are three...

Abortion care at Northern Health

For the past six years, the abortion service at Broadmeadows Hospital has been providing an essential service to the community. The service offers both...

Taskforce to strengthen maternity care

A taskforce will be set up to help improve maternity services across Victoria. Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas said the taskforce would focus on ensuring hospitals...

The causes of pelvic pain and what to do about it

Alex Lopes is a pelvic health physiotherapist, the director of Pelvic Health Melbourne in Altona North, and past national chair of the Australian Physiotherapy...

Addressing adenomyosis

Adenomyosis is a uterine disease where the tissue that normally lines the uterus, the endometrium, grows into the muscle of the uterus, the myometrium. Seen...

Push to count metastatic breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) is calling for Victoria to follow in New South Wales’ footsteps and count people with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). On...

Medication abortion: why expanding access matters

(precede) Tilly Mahoney is Women's Health in the North's sexual and reproductive health co-ordinator. In Victoria, access to safe and legal abortion has been a...

Carols by the lake

Share in the joy of Christmas when the 18th annual Christmas at the Lakes makes its way back to Breezewater Reserve, Point Cook, on...

Company fined for foam overload

A Sunshine North company has been fined over a foam-without-the-fire incident that polluted the Maribyrnong River. EPA Victoria has fined R.A. Bell & Co Pty...

Recycling message in bottles

To mark the first anniversary of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) and coinciding with National Recycling Week, a new interactive installation has opened...

New MG HS is bigger and better

The MG HS is the Chinese importer’s largest vehicle. A mid-size SUV, it competes - although not too successfully so far - against well-established...

Company fined for foam overload

A Sunshine North company has been fined over a foam-without-the-fire incident that polluted the Maribyrnong River. EPA Victoria has fined R.A. Bell & Co Pty...

The Deere of Derrimut

A former apprentice aircraft mechanic, Andrew Moat, has now well and truly found his feet working on John Deere Construction & Forestry equipment in...

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Kabbadi is coming to Victoria

Tickets for the first ever Pro Kabbadi League exhibition match to be played on Australian soil are now on sale. Kabaddi – the second biggest...

16 days of action

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